Traveller Starter Set

Valeria One to Valeria Two, increase thrust…Nail Beowulf before he leaves the gravity well and jumps…Good shot! Target’s main drive is hit, acceleration has ceased…Prepare boarding party. Tell them to watch out for any heroes…Matching velocity and rotation. This is going to be a good payday…

…Commence boarding…

Traveller is a science fiction roleplaying game of bold explorers and brave adventurers. The Traveller Starter Set contains everything you need to create one of these adventurers and begin exploring the galaxy.

All the starship creation rules are in High Guard. The core rules provide templates and stats for iconic starcraft in the Imperium along with rules for starship operations and world generation.

MICHAEL MApril 25, 2017 2:09 am UTC

PURCHASER

Book 1 will not open on Mac Sierra with either Preview or Adobe Reader. "There was an error opening this document. The root object is missing or invalid." Tried the download with both Firefox and Safari.

MICHAEL MApril 25, 2017 3:58 pm UTC

PURCHASER

Tried it again today and the file is good now!

Andrew PApril 24, 2017 4:05 pm UTC

This is the product I've been waiting for from Mongoose, but I am old school, so I will wait a little longer for the print edition.

Benjamin SApril 23, 2017 11:15 pm UTC

I don't understand what this product is. If it contains the core rules, why doesn't it says so, instead it lists Book 1 and 2... The description should be more specific, and you might have put a table of contents in the preview.

Rory HApril 26, 2017 7:41 pm UTC

The Starter Set is an alternative form of the core rules along with a starter campaign. It's aimed, not surprisingly, at Starter players in the same way that D&D/Pathfinder/Star Wars has a Starter set/Beginner box. The Traveller Starter set has complete rules, however, and is a complete core game. It won't be an essential purchase to anyone who owns the Core rules already, as they are largely replicated from them (but formatted into two books). You do get a whole new Campaign book though, along with a big map, so this may be useful to any gaming group regardless.

Marc MApril 23, 2017 8:50 pm UTC

would really appreciate an option to purchase the added stuff without the corebook for those who already are Mongoose customers :)

Neil MApril 23, 2017 1:39 am UTC

Hi Matthew,
I have purchased most of the Mongoose Traveller material already.
What is there in this product that I will need that may not have already obtained?
In other words, sell this product to me... I just cannot see any compelling reason for me to purchase this.

richard HApril 22, 2017 10:10 am UTC

Can you provide a summary of what benefits this set would provide if someone already has the core rulebook, etc.

Ronald BApril 22, 2017 8:17 am UTC

Will there be a Print On Demand edition?

Matthew SApril 22, 2017 11:09 pm UTC

PUBLISHER

Not POD, but there will be a boxed printed version in 2-3 months.

Tim LApril 22, 2017 6:57 am UTC

Any chance the campaign and/or sector map will be sold separately in the future for those who already own all the core books? Pretty please? :)

Matthew SApril 22, 2017 7:52 am UTC

PUBLISHER

We had no plans to, but I'll look into it!

Tim LApril 22, 2017 11:46 am UTC

That would be wicked awesome! :)

DANI JApril 21, 2017 7:05 pm UTC

Similar content as core rulebook except for the scenario I presume?

Matthew SApril 21, 2017 11:56 pm UTC

PUBLISHER

Indeed, all the core rules are present - added is a full campaign and a HUGE blank sector map! Basically, everything you need to get going.

Anatoly KApril 28, 2017 5:46 pm UTC

PURCHASER

Can you please confirm that this release have exact same copy as the core rulebook (+- typos and moving stuff around)?

An unessential purchase if you already own the Traveller Core Rules, as two-thirds of this are essentially a reprint - albeit separated into two books (Book 1 and 2). Book 3 is a pretty good campaign, based around a hostile alien species, but is sold [...]

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